Positive Beliefs about the Future and Suicidal Ideation in University Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Suicidal Ideation; Schizotypy; Mental Health - Suicide

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000617662
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-06-06
• Study Completion: 2024-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 127

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be undergraduate psychology students from the University of Otago. They will be asked to take part in this study if they had previously indicated experiencing suicidal ideation in the past month.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of recent suicidal ideation: Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS).[ Baseline, 12 days, 28 days (primary timepoint), and 42 days after intervention commencement.];Participants' beliefs related to their future experience of pleasureable events: Beliefs About Pleasure Scale (BAPS).[ Baseline, 12 days, 28 days (primary timepoint), and 42 days after intervention commencement.];Participants' beliefs related to their ability to enjoy future events: Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI).[ Baseline, 12 days, 28 days (primary timepoint), and 42 days after intervention commencement.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participants' self-defeating beliefs, social indifference beliefs, and expectancies of low pleasure: Demotivating Beliefs Inventory (DBI)[ Baseline, 12 days, 28 days, and 42 days after intervention commencement.];Current affect: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)[ Baseline, 12 days, 28 days, and 42 days after intervention commencement.];Future Orientation: Future Orientation Scale (FOS)[ Baseline, 12 days, 28 days, and 42 days after intervention commencement.]